Articles by CMR Curator

The Canadian Press: The Conservatives and Liberals are duking it out for the title of federal fundraising champs while the NDP watches its donations dry up. Financial reports filed with Elections Canada show the Conservative party, long the undisputed fundraising…

Justin Trudeau (The Globe and Mail): The appointment of a Supreme Court of Canada justice is one of the most important decisions a prime minister makes. Parliamentarians are responsible for shaping the laws that define…

Gloria Galloway (The Globe and Mail): Scientists working for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission have asked their union to negotiate a policy on scientific integrity that would allow them to express their views about nuclear-safety issues…

Elizabeth Thompson (CBC News): Social media have the potential to transform Canadian politics and hold enormous opportunities for politicians who want to manage public opinion, according to a one-time communications director for former prime minister Stephen Harper. “To fulfil the…

Tristin Hopper (Canada.com): It’s often forgotten what a technological feat it was to pump oil out of the Fort McMurray area. While it’s long been known that the Athabasca region is swimming with petroleum, geologists…

Tania Mehta (CBC News): Ontario MPP Cheri DiNovo is dropping out of the federal NDP leadership race after suffering “two small strokes.” In a statement released by her campaign office on Tuesday, the Toronto New Democrat…

Gloria Galloway (The Globe and Mail): Tom Mulcair campaigned on the promise to balance the federal budget but, as New Democrats decide whether to endorse his continued leadership of their party, he says he believes…

Stephanie Marin (The Montreal Gazette): The head of France’s right-wing Front national party says Canada is on the wrong path with its immigration policy. Marine Le Pen says the federal Liberal’s decisions on immigration, particularly its…

Kathleen Harris (CBC News): A Paralympic gold medallist and an esteemed jurist who led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools have been appointed to the Senate. ​Chantal Petitclerc and Murray Sinclair are among seven new senators named…